Dale and Mike return from sun vacations to breakdown and discuss the big trade deadline deals and then look to the playoff races. Have the Oilers and Leafs done enough? Also, the DOPeS have been busy and we ask - did they create this mess?     Listen Here:  iTunes  Google Play  Stitcher  Direct MP3   iHeart Radio Banter -Vacations Title Player Charlie Huddy  News  Trade Deadline  Biggest Stories Vegas - Huge haul Tomas Hertl, 2025 3rd, 2027 3rd for David Edstrom, 2025 1st rnd pick  - SJS retains $1.3875 Noah Hanifin, - 3 way deal with CGY, PHI - Hanifin cap hit ends at $1.2375 -  Anthony Mantha  from WSH for 2024 2nd, 2026 4th  Conveniently Mark Stone $9.5MM on LTIR out - will he be back for playoffs? Friedge says SJS NOW fully rebuilding?????   Leafs quiet  -Joel Edmundson for 2024 3rd, 2025 5th  $875 retained Oilers - Adam Henrique, Sam Carrick from Ducks for 2024 1st, 2025 5th, 2025 4th - 3 way with TB to retain salary Troy Stecher from AZ for 2027 4th  Solid pick ups    Carolina  Kuznetsov from Washington for 2025 3rd - Kuz had been in minors  Guentzel from Pitt for Bunting, 3 AHL players, 2024 2nd, 2024 5th  Dubas getting picks to do a rebuild  Sabres / Avalanche - Byram for Middlestadt - was surprised Coyotes Arena - Coyotes to bid on land in North Phoenix - auction starts at 68.5 milliion.  Has to be the last chance. - Auction in 10 weeks Tortorella - gets ejected and initially won’t leave bench Fun full explanation here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqdGemIZbA8   2 games and $25,000 fine Crosby moving? - seems to be lots of speculation all of a sudden Wild Pull goalie in OT and win - if they lost, would lose OT point - did you know that?    Guess the 5th  Connections - previous -Gretzky, Ovechkin, Lemieux, Hull  Hot / Not  - Full Standings with Current playoff positions  Atlantic - FLA 8-2-0 / DET 3-7-0 Metro - NYR,CAR 6-3-1 / PIT 3-6-1  EAST Wildcard  Race  Central - NSH 8-0-2 / CHI 3-5-2  Pacific - EDM 7-2-1 / SJS 1-7-2 - Vegas 3-6-1  West Wildcard Point of year when bad teams get REALLY bad - but no one is tanking ANA 3-7-0 SJS 1-7-2 CHI 3-5-2 OTT 3-6-1  Crazy Stat DOPeS Matt Rempe 4 games - https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/rangers-rempe-suspended-four-games-for-elbowing-devils-siegenthaler   Parker Kelly 2 games https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/parker-kelly-of-ottawa-senators-suspended-two-games-by-player-safety   Pospisil 3 games - https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/flames-martin-pospisil-suspended-three-games-for-boarding   Lots of dirty stuff going on - is league clamping down or are players playing on edge because of lack of consistencies